AMD declares victory in energy efficiency race
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Close to 30 times increase

Chipmaker AMD has proudly announced that it has almost achieved its lofty goal of a 30-times increase in energy efficiency for its EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators—a full year ahead of its self-imposed 2025 deadline.

Microsoft expands Recall preview
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Tuesday, 10 December 2024 11:33

Microsoft expands Recall preview


Wider rollout for Intel and AMD-based PCs

Software king of the world, Microsoft is widening the rollout of the Recall Preview to include Dev Channel Windows Insiders running AMD and Intel-based Copilot+ PCs.

US chips are unsafe, claims China
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Wednesday, 04 December 2024 10:23

US chips are unsafe, claims China


Gloves off in renewed tech tensions

China’s top industry associations have banded together to declare US semiconductor products “no longer safe.”

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production
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Monday, 02 December 2024 11:30

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production


Installed six months early

TSMC’s flashy new 2nm fab in Kaohsiung has just hit a massive milestone with an equipment installation ceremony – six months early.

AMD and ASUS patch inter-core latency issues in Strix Point APUs
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New BIOS Update

ASUS and AMD have announced a solution to the longstanding issue of inter-core latency in the new Strix Point APUs.

Zen 6 Medusa Ridge processor leaked
Published in Graphics
Friday, 29 November 2024 12:19

Zen 6 Medusa Ridge processor leaked


Turns you to stone

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth leak that the Zen 6 Medusa Ridge processor will feature a 12-core Core Complex Die (CCD).

AMD officially releases ROCm 6.3 with new features and optimizations
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SGLang, Multi-Node FFT, new Vision Libraries, Fortran Compiler, and more

AMD has officially launched ROCm 6.3, the latest version of its software suite, packed with new features and optimizations designed to boost AI and HPC workloads.

AMD granted patent for glass core substrate
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 10:05

AMD granted patent for glass core substrate


Has a heart of glass

AMD has been granted a patent (12080632) that covers glass core substrate technology.

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 10:22

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets


Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel

Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D users will want an upgrade
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Friday, 22 November 2024 11:34

Ryzen 7 7800X3D users will want an upgrade


AMD sees overclocking as the killer upgrade reason

AMD claims that AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D owners will want to replace it with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D to get overclocking features.